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Obama Administration’s Budget Request for NIST Includes Critical Science and Technology Investments to Advance U.S. Innovation and Boost Economic Recovery

February 14, 2011 Admin

February 13, 2011, Washington, D.C. – Announced today, President Barack Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget submitted to Congress for the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes a funding level […]

Danaher to Acquire Beckman Coulter, Inc. for $83.50 per share or $6.8 Billion

February 7, 2011 Admin

Washington, D.C., February 7, 2011 – Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC) pursuant to which Danaher will acquire Beckman Coulter by […]

End of an Era: NIST to Cease Calibrating Mercury Thermometers

February 2, 2011 Admin

Beginning March 1, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will no longer provide calibration services for mercury thermometers. The cessation of the mercury thermometer calibration program marks the end of an era […]

The Fate of the Kilo Weighs Heavily on the Minds of Metrologists

January 28, 2011 Admin

In a vault beneath a 17th-century pavilion on the outskirts of Paris sits a platinum cylinder known as Le Grand K. Since 1889 it has been the international prototype for the kilogram, the standard against […]

NIST advances single photon management for quantum computers

January 21, 2011 Admin

The quantum computers of tomorrow might use photons, or particles of light, to move around the data they need to make calculations, but photons are tricky to work with. Two new papers* by researchers working […]

DTI acquired by Trescal

January 10, 2011 Admin

French calibration specialist Trescal SA said Monday that it had acquired Dynamic Technology Inc. in order to gain a foothold in the North American market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Detroit-based DTI […]